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  Anyone else going to church this Easter Sunday?

  by passwordprotected in

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  i'm starting my day at 6.30am on top of the campsie hills for a brief dawn service with an ecumenical group of christians.

  then it's back to one of the lennoxtown church for a roll and sausage.

  our own church's service is at 12noon, so i may be able to go back to bed for an hour......hahahahahahaha i crack myself up.. what are you guys doing this easter sunday?.

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  9 am Mass this morning

  Christ is risen!!

  Happy Easter everyone.

  Ruth
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  whats the best memorial you DID NOT attend?

  by darth frosty in

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  every body has a thread about r u attending the memorial or whats gon happen who's gon partake...what i want to know whats the best memorial that you missed or skipped?.

  for me it was the first memorial i missed.

  i stopped going to the hal in 04 but, got conned into going to the memorial in 05. in 06 i wasn't having any of it.

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  Last year, because on that day I was baptized, confirmed, and received Holy Communion as a Roman Catholic.

  After all those years of watching the bread and wine pass by, it seemed very ironic that the JW Memorial fell on the exact same day that I received Holy Communion for the first time!!

  Ruth

  http://nanaruthann.blogspot.com
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  If I'm gonna read a book about the bible.....

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  i finished rereading bart ehrman's misquoting jesus and found that it is a pretty good book.. i just checked out another by him, lost christianities, and am just beginning to read that.. what other books might you suggest to someone interested in topics such as: the history of the bible, the history of religion and christianity and even further reading on textual criticism?.

  thanks.

  meagan.

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  Where We Got the Bible

  Hi Meagan!!

  Ruth
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  Favorite Martini?

  by Bubblie in

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  ever had a blue smoke martini?

  it is great not sure what it in it but really pretty and tasty.. kit.

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  mmmmmmmmm Bombay Sapphire is my favorite gin ;-)

  I put a little dry vermouth in the shaker with the ice and then pour the vermouth out (not in the glass, in the sink). Then I put olives (at least 3) in the glass, Bombay Sapphire in the shaker, strain the Bombay Sapphire into the glass over the olives.

  Makes me thirsty just thinking about it!

  No Vodka martinis for me -- gin only ;-)

  Ruth

  Who likes her Vodka mixed differently ;-)
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  Well...well...well. Look what you've done to this place!

  by journey-on in

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  been awhile since i participated.

  like what you've done to the place, simon.

  seems a bit tamer than the old board though.. need the board's input on a sociology question and wonder if some of you might respond.. i can't tell you how many conversations i have had with witnesses and ex-witnesses where the subject doesn't inevitably come up about who is still 'in' and who has 'fallen away'.

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  Hey there journey-on,

  I'm the firstborn of two children and I'm out (way out) while my younger sister is in.

  In the case of one family that I know that had four sons and a daughter, the first born (son) was the first to leave. And this was a family that had Dad, two sons, and son-in-law all as elders in the same congregation. I don't think any of them are still Witnesses now though...

  If the firstborn stays with the religion, it may be more loyalty to Mom and Dad than real faith. Firstborn children do have a tendency to take on a lot of responsibility.

  Anyway,

  Ruth
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  Learning to give -- the value of traditional special days

  by NanaR in

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  hey all,.

  last saturday, i gave a birthday party for my grandson who lives with me.

  it was the very first time that i had given a birthday party myself, although i have helped with a few in the past couple of years.. before the party, my best friend kept the birthday boy for a few hours.

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  Hey all,

  Last Saturday, I gave a birthday party for my grandson who lives with me. It was the very first time that I had given a birthday party myself, although I have helped with a few in the past couple of years.

  Before the party, my best friend kept the birthday boy for a few hours. She took him to WalMart to buy his birthday present (let him pick it out), but she told me the whole time that he was saying, "I wish I could buy that for Hannah. I wish I could buy that for Annabelle. I wish I could buy that for Mom."

  At his party, a couple of people gave him money. So since his Mom's birthday and his cousin Annabelle's birthday were both last week, I asked him if he wanted to take his money and go buy them presents. He was delighted!!

  So yesterday we went to WalMart and he bought Annabelle a toy and his mom a candle (he smelled every candle in the row to find just the right one). Then we went to Annabelle's party, and he was so proud to see her open his present. I also picked his mom up for the party (I'm making dinner for her today) and he gave her his present. He even bought a card and signed it himself (he's 6).

  My point is -- the traditions of special days that most people have in their lives are not so much about getting (if they're done properly). They are about learning how to give!

  I don't know how many times I have heard the comment that Witnesses are "tight" or "selfish". While that certainly is not the case with all Witnesses, the fact that it seems to be prevalent tells me this: People need the life lessons in giving that birthdays and other holidays provide.

  Teach your kids to give by giving them the opportunity to receive and to give. When they receive, they learn how good it feels. That makes them want to give to others.

  Just my 2 cents.

  Pax,

  Nana Ruth
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  Name Some Jehovah's Witness Character Traits

  by minimus in

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  let's get a list here..

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  OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder):

  I know people who fall apart if they can't go out in service on a particular day of the week, if they don't get to work in the car group they usually work with, if their service bag falls apart and they can't find another one exactly like it. Oh yea, and the ones who use rulers when they underline or highlight the answers in the publications.

  Also Arrogant, self-centered, and ego-centric. They not only know what is best for themselves personally, but they know what is best for every person in the whole world...

  I have also known witnesses who were kind and compassionate, but most of them have now left the "organization"...

  Ruth
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  Apostles of Denial (1970) -- PDF!

  by cabasilas in

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  2. bible

  information on how to download the book apostles of denial (1970) by edmond c. gruss will be given at the end of this post.

  before this, however, id like to present this introduction:.

  apostles of denial a personal recollection and a tribute.

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  Thanks Cabasilas!!

  Ruth
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  Where I've been - and what I've been doing

  by Amazing in

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  i have not posted since last may, and prior to that, about a year before.

  in july 08 i returned to my engineering career, and now work at a nuclear power station.

  life here in wisconsin is very good ... the culture is generaly laid back, but it's colder than hell.

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  Hi Jim!! Always great to hear from you .

  I'm glad that Simon is preserving the JWD archives. Many of your posts are classics, along with so many others.

  This site is a veritable encyclopedia of information exposing the Watchtower, as well as all the great experiences from people (like you) who actually have a life after the Watchtower

  That Wisconsin winter will be over sometime, IIRC Wisconsin is a great place to be in the spring and summer.

  Pax,

  Ruth
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  Is it possible for a child to be exposed to JWism and not be damaged by it?

  by Mickey mouse in

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  what do you think?

  were you raised as a jw and feel you suffered no ill effects?

  or do you feel it had a negative impact on your life?.

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  I was raised as a JW (5th generation on my mother's side). I had a very happy childhood. I actually liked all the Witness stuff -- assemblies especially. I never really minded not celebrating holidays. I decided that being different was okay. I met my husband at an international convention. We've been married almost 35 years.

  I believe that my happy upbringing was due to my parents, not to their crazy religion. After my father died, people in the congregation (especially the elders) treated me very differently from the way I was treated when he was alive. My father was a legend in the congregation; everyone loved him, and he converted most of the other elders that were serving when I walked.

  I learned just how devious and evil the organization was after my father died and my daughter became the focus of a disciplinary matter.

  So yes it was possible to grow up as a Witness without ill effects when I was growing up, but it did not seem to be possible to raise my children in the organization without bad effects later, hence my decade plus "fade".

  But I personally do not feel that I suffered at all as a result of being raised a witness.

  Ruth